Echeveria laurifolia

Echeveria laurifolia is a name published without a description in the Cactus Journal (Croydon) in 1934, so it is a nomen nudum: there is no type, no locality and no wild record behind it. The epithet suggests laurel-like leaves, but no description was ever published to confirm what the plant looked like. Plants sold under this name should be grown like a typical highland Mexican Echeveria: bright light, sharp drainage and a dry, cool winter.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry

Light Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

No habitat is known. Most Echeveria grow on rocky slopes, cliffs and banks in the seasonally dry highlands of Mexico and Central America, and this profile assumes that.

Unknown. Most Mexican Echeveria grow between about 1,000 and 2,800 m.

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates

✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it

✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light

✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it

✓ Substrate and airflow

✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app.